Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea

The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) is a conservative political party in Equatorial Guinea that was founded on 11 October 1987 by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The party was established as Equatorial Guinea's sole legal party; in 1991, other parties were legalized, but the PDGE remained the dominant party. In 2004, the party won 98/100 Parliament seats, followed by 99/100 in 2008. Obiang regularly won between 95% and 99% of the vote during presidential elections, owing to his authoritarian manner of ruling.